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Checklist for Tribe Culicini Meigen, 1818
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
96
1334
6857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
22
279
2398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
95
961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
42
449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
39
442
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
36
398
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCulicini
Meigen, 1818
2
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
2 Genera with 113 Species
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito114SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1903Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
113 Species and 2 Subspecies
Culex (Acallyntrum) axillicola Steffan, 1979
Culex (Acallyntrum) belkini Stone & Penn, 1948
Culex (Acallyntrum) bicki Stone & Penn, 1947
Culex (Acallyntrum) bougainvillensis Steffan, 1979
Culex (Acallyntrum) pallidiceps Theobald, 1905
Culex (Acallyntrum) perkinsi Stone & Penn, 1948
Culex (Culex) albinervis Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex annulirostris annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito
Culex (Culex) banksensis Maffi & Tenorio, 1977
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) edwardsi Barraud, 1923
Culex (Culex) gelidus Theobald, 1901Frosty mosquito
Culex (Culex) inflictus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) iyengari Mattingly & ..., 1958
Culex (Culex) mimulus Edwards, 1915Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) miraculosus Bonne-Wepster, 1937
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) omani Belkin, 1962
Culex (Culex) pacificus Edwards, 1916
Culex (Culex) palpalis Taylor, 1912Wood-Mason's rattail
Culex (Culex) perplexus Leicester, 1908
Culex (Culex) pervigilans von Bergroth, 1889Vigilant mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex pipiens fatigans Wiedemann, 1828
Culex (Culex) pseudovishnui Colless, 1957
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) solitarius Bonne-Wepster, 1938
Culex (Culex) squamosus Taylor, 1914
Culex (Culex) starckeae Stone & Knight, 1958
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) vicinus Taylor, 1916
Culex (Culex) whitmorei Giles, 1904
Culex (Culex) whittingtoni Belkin, 1962
Culex (Culiciomyia) bailyi Barraud, 1934
Culex (Culiciomyia) fragilis Ludlow, 1903
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Culiciomyia) nailoni King & Hoogs..., 1946
Culex (Culiciomyia) papuensis Taylor, 1914
Culex (Culiciomyia) pullus Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Culiciomyia) ruthae Peters, 1958
Culex (Eumelanomyia) brevipalpis Giles, 1902
Culex (Eumelanomyia) cataractarum Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Culex (Eumelanomyia) femineus Edwards, 1926
Culex (Eumelanomyia) fimbriforceps Edwards, 1935
Culex (Eumelanomyia) manusensis Sirivanakarn, 1975
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) atracus Colless, 1960
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) becki Belkin, 1962
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) bergi Belkin, 1962
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) bolii Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) buxtoni Edwards, 1926
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) castaneus Sirivanakarn, 1973
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) christiani Colless, 1960
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) collessi Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) cottlei Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) crowei Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) cubitatus Colless, 1965
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) cylindricus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) digoelensis Brug, 1932
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) durhami Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) fraudatrix Theobald, 1905
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) gagnei Evenhuis, 1989
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) gressitti Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) hurlbuti Belkin, 1962
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) insularis Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) kaviengensis Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) kowiroensis Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) kuhnsi King & Hoogs..., 1955
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) laffooni Belkin, 1962
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) lairdi Belkin, 1962
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) lakei Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) minjensis Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) muruae Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) oweni Belkin, 1962
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) perryi Belkin, 1962
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) petersi Colless, 1960
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) pseudornatus Colless, 1960
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) pseudorubithoracis Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) rajaneeae Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) schilfgaardei Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) sedlacekae Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) shanahani Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) singuawaensis Sirivanakarn, 1969
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) solomonis Edwards, 1929
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) steffani Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) submarginalis Sirivanakarn, 1973
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) versabilis Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) walukasi Belkin, 1962
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) wamanguae Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) winkleri Belkin, 1962
Culex (Lutzia) halifaxii (Theobald, 1903)⇒ Lutzia halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) cedecei Stone & Hair, 1968
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) iolambdis Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) mulrennani Basham, 1948
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) spissipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Neoculex) cheesmanae Mattingly & ..., 1955
Culex (Neoculex) dumbletoni Belkin, 1962
Culex (Neoculex) gaufini Belkin, 1962
Culex (Neoculex) leonardi Belkin, 1962
Culex (Neoculex) millironi Belkin, 1962
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex (Nomina) ventralis (Walker, 1865)⇒ Armigeres obturbans Walker, 1859
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Oculeomyia) sinensis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Lutzia (Metalutzia) halifaxii Theobald, 1903


Links, sources and further information
Culicini at artfakta.se
Culicini at dyntaxa.se
Culicini at itis.gov
Culicini at marinespecies.org